Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled a trip to Central Asia after earthquake scientists warned the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake".

Japan PM scraps overseas trip after 'megaquake' advisory

In the wake of the formidable New Year's Day earthquake, Japan's Noto Peninsula reportedly underwent a dramatic metamorphosis, which is vividly depicted in newly released satellite imagery.

New Year's Day quake stretched a Japanese peninsula coastline by over 800 feet

Over five days or 124 hours after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, a woman in her 90s has been miraculously pulled alive from a collapsed house in the western region of the country.

Miracle! Woman in her 90s pulled out of debris five days after Japan 7.6 earthquake

In the wake of a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, rescuers are tirelessly searching for survivors even as bad weather and damaged roads hamper the efforts and the death toll nears 100.

Japan earthquake: Hope fades for rescue of 222 missing people as death toll rises to 94

In the wake of a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, rescuers are tirelessly searching for survivors even as the death toll reached 62.

Japan earthquake casualties increase to 62; aftershocks and bad weather aggravate situation